Hazards and Disasters Geography Quiz

Geography is the study of the ​ (a)   of things, ​​ (b)   there are ​ where they are, ​ nature of their ​ (c)  

• distribution
• why
• interrelations
• how
• soil
• culture
• region

What is the definition of urbanisation?

• The development of rural areas

• The decrease in rural population

• The migration of people to rural areas

• The increase in the proportion of people living in urban environments such as towns and cities

​ (a)   - is a potential threat that could cause harm (​ (b)   impact).

​ (c)   - is a hazard that occurred, causing destruction and disruption (​ medium impact)
​ (d)   - is a large-scale disaster with severe, long-term consequences (​ (e)   impact)

• Hazard
• low-medium
• Disaster
• Catastrophe
• extreme
• event
• light
• Risk
• Mitigation

What is a learned set of values, beliefs and behaviors?

Match the terms with the definitions

• Resilience

• any action taken to minimize damage from occuring

• Mitigation

• A measure of the capacity to absorb the impact from a hazardous event, "going back to normal"

• Risk

• Degree to which a community is prepared to cope with the possibilities and outcomes when disaster occures

• Vulnerability

• Possibility of something bad happening

​​ (a)   of Hazards - are ways to ​ (b)   the ​ (c)   characteristics of hazards on order to help ​ (d)   the possible ​ (e)  

• Dimensions
• measure
• physical
• assess
• impacts
• shapes
• cultural

Reorder the Dimensions of Hazards

• 3 Magnitude - expresses the max. size of an extreme event

• 4 Intensity - a measure of the combination of magnitude and impacts on people, structures and environment

• 2 Spatial Extent - considers how large an area is affected

• 5 Duration - the length of time over which a hazard event persists

• 1 Frequency - how often an event of a given magnitude occurs

Why are dimensions important?

1) Risk at a given location is determined by:

2) TWO forms of Risk

• Objective

• Determines the severity of the outcome when the event occures

• Perceived

• A subjective assessment made by individuals

• Physical characteristics of a place

• Determines the probability of an event occuring

• Political, cultural, economic character

• Calculated from statistical data on past events

A sequence of Responses in Response to Risk

• Recovery and Reconstruction

• Preparedness

• Response

• Pre-Disaster Planning